Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) President Donald Trump said a US military and law-enforcement operation carried out overnight in Caracas resulted in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, describing the mission as one of the most complex and precise operations ever conducted by American forces.
Moscow, Jan 4 (IANS) Russian and Belarusian foreign ministers strongly condemned US aggression against Venezuela during a phone call, the Russian foreign ministry said.
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who was seized by US Delta Force commandos, has arrived in New York to face trial in a federal court on narco-terrorism charges.
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Saturday defended the secrecy surrounding the US operation that led to the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, warning that advance notification to Congress or others would have “endangered the mission” and insisting the action sent a clear message to adversaries in the Western Hemisphere and beyond.
United Nations, Jan 3 (IANS) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply alarmed” by the US action on Saturday in Venezuela that captured President Nicolas Maduro and called it “a dangerous precedent”.
Washington, Jan 3, (IANS) The US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has deepened partisan divisions on Capitol Hill, with Republicans rallying behind President Donald Trump and Democrats warning the action was unconstitutional and risks pulling the United States into another conflict.
Ottawa, Jan 3 (IANS) Extremist Khalistani elements are using Canada as a base to advance their agenda and foment tensions with India, a trend that Ottawa should stop. Other countries would not tolerate such extremist diaspora groups operating from Canadian soil, so Ottawa should take steps to prevent it, a report suggested on Saturday.
Islamabad, Jan 3 (IANS) A Pakistani court has sentenced a member of the Ahmadi community to life imprisonment for using the title “Hafiz”, meaning “one who knows the Quran by heart,” and for distributing the “Tafsir-e-Saghir,” a collection of Quranic translations and commentary respected within his community, a report said on Saturday.
Tel Aviv, Jan 3 (IANS) Pakistan, under its Army Chief Asim Munir, risks normalising transnational repression through threats to families, digital intimidation, and court-backed censorship-- a move that would not only silence its nationals abroad but also undermine the principle that free speech cannot be controlled by foreign regimes, a report said on Saturday.
Quetta, Jan 3 (IANS) Pakistan’s Punjab province is facing a severe economic crisis due to the prolonged closures of border crossings with Afghanistan, with monthly losses estimated at more than Pakistani rupees 80 billion, a report said on Saturday, citing the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).
